Waterloo Fore You SPRING KICK-OFF FOR 2019 SEASON SAVE THESE DATES!

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1 Waterloo Fore You SPRING KICK-OFF FOR 2019 SEASON It is that time of year again when we open our season for both weekly league play and weekend events. We will again hold the lunch and 9 holes of golf at Rockway Golf Course in Kitchener on Saturday April 27. You can choose both lunch and golf or just one. We also encourage our members to bring a guest that may wish to learn about the LPGA Amateurs Waterloo Region chapter, and the fee for lunch and golf is the same for your guest as it is for members. Registration starts at 11 am. Lunch will be at noon, and a shot gun for 9 holes of golf is set for 2 pm. The event has been added to the website for registration, look under Events on the ewga.ca website. Details on fees are on the website. Deadline to register is April 20th SAVE THESE DATES! Local qualifier championship (formerly named Chapter Championship) is on Saturday July 6th at Rebel Creek and the Regional tournament is on July 27th also at Rebel Creek. That's right we are the hosts this year! More information will be on it's way soon. Lori Danecke, Director of Local Qualifier and Education INSIDE THIS ISSUE Board member needed.2 Amateur Cup Team...2 Free access to events...2 Semi-Finals at Rebel...3 Chapter Social Media...3 Women s Golf Day...4 Communications...4 New Tags and Gift..5

2 COME JOIN US AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN GOLF! to our league, and learn new skills. Volunteer work also looks good on a resume. Your local chapter of the LPGA Amateurs Waterloo Region is primarily organized by a group of 11 wonderful volunteers. We are always looking for new people with fresh ideas to help us present the best season of golf for our members. In fact, we currently have an opening for someone to organize weekend events for our members. Board volunteer work gives you an opportunity to meet new people with a mutual love of golf, have an opportunity to bring new ideas We meet once a month for two hours during early evening weekday hours between December and September, with meetings taking place after league nights at either the Rockway or Doon Golf courses (where most Tuesday and Thursday weekday league play takes place throughout the outdoor season). During the off outdoor season we meet elsewhere, at a location to be determined each year. Board members are elected during our AGM in October. For more information, please contact Mary Joy Aitken, Vice President, LPGA Amateurs, Waterloo Region. Vicepresident@ewga-waterlooregion.ca 2 LPGA AMATEURS CUP REGIONAL QUALIFIER The 2019 LPGA Amateurs Cup Regional Qualifier Registration will open on Monday, June 3. The LPGA Amateurs Cup is an 8 person Match Play team. Our chapter has sent teams the last two years and we have enjoyed some real success, and most importantly all team members have had a lot of fun. Please consider joining a team this year. Speak to anyone of the Chapter Board members if interested. Complimentary Access to LPGA and Symetra Tour Events For Members LPGA Amateur Members receive the amazing benefit of complimentary access for themselves and a guest at all US and Canadian LPGA and Symetra Tour events. To take advantage of this benefit, simply present your LPGA Amateur Membership ID at the event Will Call or Admission Booth. Check out the full tournament schedules at lpga.com under the Tournaments tab. CP Canadian Open August 22 to 25, 2019 Magna Golf Club Aurora, Ontario

3 Volunteers Needed for Upper Middle-East District Semi -Finals (UPME) July 26 and 27, 2019 Date: Saturday July 27, 2019 (Competition day) and Friday July 26 (Practice day, Main Registration, Rules Meeting and Social Event) Location: Rebel Creek Golf Club, 517 Snyder's Rd, Petersburg, ON (near Kitchener) By Mary Joy Aitken and Helene Hume, Co-Chairs of the Upper Middle -East District Semi-Finals (UPME) Our chapter is thrilled to be hosting the Upper Middle-East District Semi-Finals (UPME) this year. This is a stroke play event with individual competitors organized in flights based on their handicap or as part of a 4-person scramble team. Finalists from our event will advance to this year s Championship Finals which will be played at The Westin Mission Hills Golf Resort & Spa, Rancho Mirage, CA on October 11 and 12, Our UPME will have about 90 competitors from a variety of chapters located throughout our district. This is an outstanding opportunity for us to showcase our chapter and area to players from Ontario and the northeastern United States. While LPGA Amateurs HQ staff will be on site to run the tournament, our chapter needs to provide about 12 to 15 volunteers to help with various aspects of the event. This is a great opportunity for you to get involved with your chapter, have a fun experience and meet some wonderful new friends. We would appreciate some people to help with the following activities: Friday: Player Registration (2 people; 4 to 6pm) and 50/50 ticket sales (2 people; 4 to 8pm) Friday: Greeting and welcoming our guests to the social event which takes place immediately after the Rules Meeting (2 people; about 6 to 7:30pm) Saturday: Late registration (6:30am; 2 people). If everyone registers, we will not need this time slot filled. Saturday: Receiving player scores for all LPGA Amateur Championship flights, the scramble competition (2 people) and 50/50 ticket sales (2 people) (12pm-2pm) Saturday: Spotting on certain holes at Rebel Creek (2 people) Prior to the Event: Seeking player prizes and sponsor donations (many) All volunteers will receive our eternal gratitude plus a commemorative LPGA Amateurs branded shirt in exchange for donating their time to support this important event. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact either Mary Joy Aitken mj2aitke@gmail.com or Helene Hume helenehume@distributel.net LPGA Amateurs Waterloo Region on Social Media Please like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for the latest news from our league. We can be found on Facebook at LPGA Amateurs Waterloo Region and our Twitter handle Please share your golf related news on our Facebook page and tweet about us and your golf experiences on Twitter, using our 3

4 COMMUNICATION TRANSITION FROM EWGA TO LPGA AMATEURS DID YOU KNOW THERE IS AN IN- TERNATIONAL WOMEN S GOLF DAY? This year it is Tuesday June 4th, which is a league night for us. Your Board will plan something special for that night, so mark your calendars and come out to play at Doon, to celebrate all girls and women playing golf and learning skills around the world. Your Canada Board and your Chapter Board have been working very hard behind the scenes on the transition from EWGA to LPGA Amateurs. You will have been told about this change last year and may wonder why you still see an ewga.ca website, s and other references to EWGA. When the U.S. chapters transitioned they were all done last year with the help of the American Headquarters, however Canada is different because we have a license agreement with U.S. Headquarters and that license agreement had to be changed, and then reviewed by our Canadian lawyers, before we could begin our transition. This has been completed and the agreement signed, so the transition to LPGA Amateurs began in January. We not only have a new chapter name and logo but new colours, and we are changing some of the tools that we use for communication. Please make sure you accept LPGA Amateurs Waterloo Region as not spam when you receive an , or go to look for it in your spam folder if you feel you have missed something. Our current website address is still an ewga-waterlooregion address, however this will change in the coming month or two, as will the s that will reflect a from address that will reflect LPGAAmateurs. Please bear with us as we complete this change in both look, and new technology tools to better serve our membership. NEWSLETTER AND S As you read this Newsletter I will remind you that this is a Communication from your chapter Waterloo Region. The Waggle is produced by your Canada Association Headquarters, it often contains a bit of your chapter news, but it also allows you to hear from the other Canadian chapters, and items of interest to all members from our Canadian Association Headquarters. You may also receive some s from the U.S. Headquarters with information that pertains to all LPGA Amateur members. 4

5 NEW BAG TAGS AND A MEMBER GIFT With the change to LPGA Amateurs you will be receiving a new bag tag, new membership cards will be coming, and there is a member gift as well. For those attending the Spring Kick-off they will receive their bag tag and member gift. For those that can not attend, your items above will be available to you on league nights. Have you moved or changed address? Please remember to update your profile on the website so that we have current information for you. NEEDED Please consider offering some of your time to support your chapter this year. We are hosting up to 90 golfers from both Canadian and U.S. Chapters and we need the help of some volunteers. See story page 3. 5